Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti

Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti (1955-) was a Hamas member of the Palestinian Legislative Council from 2006.

Biography
Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti was born in the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, and she worked as a lecturer in Gaza before marrying Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi and becoming the head of Hamas' women's organization. In 2006, she was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council as the third member of Hamas' list, and she would later claim that Hamas was very progressive when it came to women's rights, arguing that they could live or drive freely.